PALO PINTO GENERAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Mineral Wells, TX 76067
PALO PINTO GENERAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Palo Pinto General Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Mineral Wells, TX 76067 that serves the Palo Pinto county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
PALO PINTO GENERAL HOSPITAL
400 Southwest 25 AveMineral Wells, TX 76067
Phone: (940) 325-7891
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Palo Pinto General Hospital is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Palo Pinto General Hospital show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 8 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 12 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 19 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 15 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 39 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Palo Pinto General Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Texas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of TX. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 199 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 274 minutes in Texas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 75 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 99 minutes in Texas. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Texas. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 85% average score of Texas. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 72 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 136 minutes in Texas. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 8 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 22 minutes in Texas. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Texas. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 3 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Texas. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Texas. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Texas. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Texas. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Texas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEATHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 713 E Anderson St Weatherford, TX 76086 | Yes | 21.26 mi | Compare |
| FAITH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 215 Chisholm Trail Jacksboro, TX 76458 | Yes | 29.44 mi | Compare |
| LAKE GRANBURY MEDICAL CENTER | 1310 Paluxy Rd Granbury, TX 76048 | Yes | 32.21 mi | Compare |
| GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1301 Montgomery Road Graham, TX 76450 | Yes | 32.37 mi | Compare |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL AZLE | 108 Denver Trail Azle, TX 76020 | Yes | 36.09 mi | Compare |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL STEPHENVILL | 411 N Belknap St Stephenville, TX 76401 | Yes | 39.86 mi | Compare |
| WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM | 609 Medical Center Drive Decatur, TX 76234 | Yes | 43.08 mi | Compare |
| STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 200 South Geneva Street Breckenridge, TX 76424 | Yes | 43.26 mi | Compare |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL SOUTHWEST F | 6100 Harris Pkwy Fort Worth, TX 76132 | Yes | 43.33 mi | Compare |
| USMD HOSPITAL AT FORT WORTH LP | 5900 Altamesa Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76132 | Yes | 43.64 mi | Compare |
| GLEN ROSE MEDICAL CENTER | 1021 Holden Street Glen Rose, TX 76043 | Yes | 44.88 mi | Compare |
| PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER OF FORT WORTH | 900 Eighth Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 | Yes | 46.81 mi | Compare |
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